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Library webinars

Topics cover use of research tools

Employees can learn how to use Lexis and IBISWorld through four seminars on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

The USPS Corporate Library will host webinars on using Lexis and IBISWorld, online research tools available through the library’s Online Resources Blue page, on Thursday, Nov. 16, and Friday, Nov. 17.

The four sessions are open to all employees:

• Thursday, Nov. 16, noon Eastern: “Using Lexis for Legal and Legislative Research” will demonstrate how to use Lexis to access cases, bills, laws and regulations; run topical searches; and more. Register through Zoom.

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. Eastern: “IBISWorld: Overview and New Product Enhancements” will offer a guide to timely, informed market research on more than 1,500 industries and more than 5,000 companies. Register through Zoom.

Friday, Nov. 17, noon Eastern: “Conducting Business and Financial Research on Lexis” will demonstrate how to use LexisNexis Dossier to generate prospecting lists of companies, customized by industry, geographic location or other criteria, as well as how to search for financial information in Lexis. Register through Zoom.

Friday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. Eastern: “News Research on Lexis” will provide instructions on creating effective searches and alerts from a collection of over 40,000 national, regional and local news outlets, as well as business sources. Register through Zoom.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining each session.

To learn how to use any of the USPS Corporate Library’s other research tools, email a librarian at reference.library@usps.gov.

Employees can also visit the library’s Training Resources Blue page, which provides links to guides, tutorials and training for its online resources.